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The association of daily physical symptoms with future health

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Leger, Kate A., Charles, Susan T., Ayanian, John Z., Almeida, David M.·2015·Social Science & Medicine

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Rationale Daily physical symptoms play a critical role in health and illness experiences. Despite their daily prevalence, the ability of these symptoms to predict future health status is debated.Objective The current study examined whether physical symptom reports predict future health outcomes independent of trait measures of emotion.Methods Participants (N = 1189) who completed both Midlife in the United States (MIDUS) Surveys I and II as well as the National Study of Daily Experiences (NSDE) reported their daily physical symptoms at baseline and number of reported chronic conditions and functional disability nearly 10 years later.Results Physical symptoms at baseline significantly predicted the occurrence of chronic conditions and functional impairment at long-term follow-up, even after adjusting for self-reported affect, self-reported health, and previous health status.Conclusion Findings suggest that daily physical symptoms are unique indicators of future health status.

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Authors
Leger, K. A., Charles, S. T., Ayanian, J. Z., & Almeida, D. M.
Affiliations
  • University of California, Irvine (US)
  • University of Michigan (US)
  • Pennsylvania State University (US)
Corresponding author
Leger, Kate A.
Venue
Social Science & Medicine
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2015-10
Volume
143
Pages
241-248
ISSN
0277-9536 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W1904160908
Cited by
40
References
50
Citations by year
2026: 4 · 2025: 8 · 2024: 4 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 7 · 2020: 2 · 2019: 3 · 2018: 4 · 2017: 2 · 2016: 2
FWCI
2.09
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
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  • Social Science & Medicine (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
  • RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
  • eScholarship (California Digital Library) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institute of Aging (R01AG042431)
  • National Institutes of Health (P01 AG020166, R01 AG019239)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Chronic Disease Management Strategies
  • Social Sciences › Health › Health disparities and outcomes
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Aging, Health, and Disability
Keywords
chronic disease, functional disability, trait emotions, affect, self-reported health, MIDUS, longitudinal follow-up
MeSH terms
Adult, Aged, Female, Forecasting, Health Status, Health Surveys, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, United States, Diagnostic Self Evaluation, Symptom Assessment

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